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Much Ado About Nothing - Paper

Much Ado About Nothing

is a play that centers around the question and battle between deception and reality. One first notices of the image of deception as we witness the masking and unmasking at the masquerade. In the play, most overhear discussions are deceptions. It is through eavesdropping that we see the true battle between deception and reality as we look at the subplots of Benedick and Beatrice, Hero and Claudio, as well as the comedy of Dogberry and his crew.
The relationship between Benedick and Beatrice is one manufactured completely through deception on the behalf of their friends. Though the plot to unite them was planned, many of the problems that arose were because of things that were ...

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be tamed by Benedick's "loving hand," and return his love. Beatrice and Benedick re made to fall in love through the deception of those around them, and ironically find happiness more readily than Claudio and Hero.
The relationship between Claudio and Hero is a seemingly pure and happy one at the start of the play, but as the play goes on we witness the emergence of deception into their relationship as well. The deception starts as Borachio reports to Don John of a conversation he overheard between Claudio and Don Pedro. At the ball, while Don Pedro is dancing with Hero in hopes of wooing her for Claudio, Don John and Borachio move in to convince Claudio that Don Pedro is in love with Hero and wants to ask Leonato for her hand in marriage. When Don John is asked how he knows Don Pedro loves Hero he responds that he "heard him swear his affection," and Borachio confirms this. They go off, and Claudio is left broken hearted. Later Don Pedro informs Claudio that he has ...

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Added: 1/28/2005 06:00:07 PM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 770
Pages: 3

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